ENGINEERING ETHICS Concepts and Cases This page intentionally left blank g F O U R T H E D I T I O N ENGINEERING ETHICS Concepts and Cases CHARLES E. HARRIS Texas A&M University MICHAEL S. PRITCHARD Western Michigan University MICHAEL J. RABINS Texas A&M University Australia • Brazil • Japan • Korea • Mexico • Singapore • Spain • United Kingdom • United States Engineering Ethics: Concepts and Cases‚ Fourth Edition Charles E. Harris‚ Michael S. Pritchard‚ and
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food-borne diseases is rising. These diseases cost society billions of dollars each year. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)‚ 33‚000‚000 cases of food-borne diseases occur annually in the United States‚ about 1 of every 10 Americans; about 9000 die. Salmonella and related strains cause an estimated 4 million cases of food-borne illnesses each year‚ and Campylobacter causes an estimated 2 million illnesses each year. Another bacterium‚ Escherichia coli 0157:H7 causes an estimated
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Hathway Technologies group‚ LLC in San Luis Obispo‚ CA is a private company categorised under computer programming services. Records show it was established in 2008 and incorporated in California. Hathway operates as a digital agency building consumer brands and enterprise business online. Through digital strategy‚ design and application development. Hathway creates experiences that transcend device‚ medium and touch point. With an unfaltering integrity and drive for clients’ service‚ their work
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CASE STUDY ANSWER: REAL SALES OR WISHFUL THINKING? What Is the Ethical Issue? In response to pressure from headquarters to make the quarterly sales numbers‚ Marty is going to ask Robert to submit fictitious sales orders. Working from a wheelchair‚ Robert takes longer to call on customers and his sales are generally the lowest in the department. Some in the company believe a person in a wheelchair should not be in warehouse sales‚ and they may use Robert’s lower sales numbers to justify
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Solution to Case 1 Cash Flow Analysis Signal Cable Company* * Note to Instructors: When assigning this case‚ inform the students that the firm’s stock price has recently dropped from $7 per share to $5.50 per share. Case objective: The objective of this case is to cover financial statement analysis and cash flow analysis‚ with a particular emphasis on liquidity and net working capital. Student Preparation time: Approximately 2 hours. Answers to questions: 1. Why has the stock price fallen
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Cisco CCNA Security Notes (640-553) Contents Contents ....................................................................................................................................................... 1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 3 Cisco Security Management Tools ..............................................................................................
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CASE STUDY “Same Accident but different Perception” The Police report read that bus number 011-1234 while on its route from Ambattur to Madras on April 16‚ 1986‚ had an accident some 30 miles from Poonamallee-an apparent collision against a banyan tree. When the policeman on beat arrived at the scene around 1.30 pm. He was unable to locate the driver. The passengers –some 35 on them were in state of panic. All of them had got down from the bus and many were
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• Compare the two cases in terms of methods‚ costs (if applicable)‚ and effectiveness of the outcomes (3 points). Both cases are a form of an alert identification subsystem belonging to the parent HELP System. Furthermore‚ both cases did not explicitly state vocabulary and ontology used. However‚ I can infer based on my knowledge in the field now that diseases‚ diagnoses‚ laboratory and procedures follow ICD 10‚ SNOMED‚ LOINC and CPT ontology for coding and that interoperability is achieved by
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Computer Security IV Chapter 1 (40) Question 1 a) Look up “the paper that started the study of computer security.” Prepare a summary of the key points. What in this paper specifically addresses security in areas previously unexamined? b) Consider the information stored on your personal computer. For each of the terms listed‚ find an example and document it: threat‚ threat agent‚ vulnerability‚ exposure‚ risk‚ attack‚ and exploit. Question 2 The next day at SLS found everyone in technical support
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